undermined
['ʌndə'maɪnd]
adj.
潜行的;
v.
在某物下挖洞或挖通道( undermine的过去式和过去分词 );
侵蚀…的基础;
暗中破坏;
逐渐削弱;
例句:
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She felt undermined by the implied criticism.
她觉得这一含沙射影的批评对自己造成了不利影响。
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Our confidence in the team has been seriously undermined by their recent defeats.
该队最近的几次失败已严重动摇了我们对他们的信心。
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Her unwillingness to answer questions undermined the strength of her position.
她不愿回答问题,这不利于她所处的形势.
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But the desperate defeat by Southampton undermined that optimism.
来自BBC
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Shared responsibility is, therefore, undermined by it.
来自BBC
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Our entire economy has been undermined by that failure.
来自WSJ